Schools

SSD provides special education services to students in a variety of placements, which are governed by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Services are based entirely on a student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Placements range from SSD teachers providing special education services in the student’s home school district to attendance at an SSD special education school or program.

SSD special education schools/programs

[+] Ackerman

Located in Florissant, Missouri, Ackerman educates students ages 5 to 13 years with a range of disabilities. Students attending Ackerman live in several nearby school districts: Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood, Riverview Gardens and Jennings.

Located in Ladue, Missouri, Litzsinger educates students 5 to 14 years with a range of disabilities. Students attending Litzsinger live in several nearby school districts: Brentwood, Clayton, Kirkwood, Ladue, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Normandy, Pattonville, Ritenour, University City, and portions of Parkway and Rockwood.

Located in Town & Country, Missouri, Neuwoehner educates students 14 to 21 years with a range of disabilities. Students attending Neuwoehner live in several nearby school districts: Brentwood, Clayton, Kirkwood, Ladue, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Normandy, Ritenour, Pattonville, University City and portions of Parkway and Rockwood. The school also serves students with autism from throughout Central and South St. Louis County.

Located in Florissant, Missouri, Northview educates students 14 to 21 years with a range of disabilities. Students attending Northview live in several nearby school districts: Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood, Riverview Gardens and Jennings.

Located in Crestwood, Missouri, Southview educates students 5 to 21 years with a range of disabilities. Students attending Southview live in several nearby school districts: Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, Lindbergh, Mehlville, portions of Parkway and Rockwood, Valley Park and Webster Groves with educational diagnoses of developmental disabilities, autism and emotional disturbance.

Bridges is a short-term placement option for students ages 13 to 21 years with challenging social, emotional and behavioral issues. These students are placed at Bridges in order to provide a more structured environment where the staff is able to work intensively with small groups of students. The half-day program offers a morning or afternoon session for students.

The curriculum employed by Bridges parallels other school districts, but also adds social skills training, conflict resolution and aggression replacement training. The academic curriculum provides high school credit for grades 9 through 12.

South Technical High School
12721 West Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63127
314.989.7540 / 314.989.7541 fax

SSD curriculum

Click here to access the Board-approved curriculum for SSD schools and programs.

Partner district schools

More than 97 percent of students who receive services from SSD staff attend a school in the school district in which they live. This means that the vast majority of special education services provided by SSD are delivered by SSD staff in 265 schools in 22 public school districts in St. Louis County.

Private/Parochial

SSD teachers provide after-school special education services to students who attend private or parochial schools or who are home-schooled in St. Louis County. These services are provided through the district’s federally funded Special Non-Public Access Program (SNAP).

SNAP services are provided at dozens of public school sites in St. Louis County. The after-school nature of the program allows students to receive special education and related services without having to leave their non-public schools in the middle of the day. Through the years, the district’s SNAP program has provided quality special education services to more than 15,000 private and parochial school students.

For more information about SNAP services, contact Holly Kloppenburg (north and west school districts) at 314.989.8235 or e-mail hlkloppenburg@ssdmo.org or LeAnn Bearden (central and south school districts) at 314.989.8306 or e-mail
lstein-bearden@ssdmo.org.

Aug. 13, 2018
First day of school for students (special education schools/programs, North Tech & South Tech)

Sept. 3, 2018
School closed in observance of Labor Day (special education schools/programs, North Tech & South Tech)

Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) is a leader in providing special education services to students with disabilities and also provides a wide range of career and technical education programs.